Published 10:00 pm, Monday, April 3, 2006

Lewis, 26, was given a one-year suspended sentence, ordered to perform 24 hours of community service and placed on two years of probation. He also was ordered to pay a $500 fine and $175 for emergency response costs and he is restricted from driving after consuming any alcohol and cannot refuse an alcohol breath test under a "reasonable request."

He was also ordered to attend alcohol information school and a DUI victims panel. Reckless driving is a gross misdemeanor.

The plea stems from an incident Oct. 1 on Interstate 90 near Mercer Island. Lewis, driving a 700 Series BMW, was stopped along with another vehicle in a four-car caravan at about 2:50 a.m. He took two breath tests that showed he had a blood alcohol level of .132 at 3:41 a.m. and .122 at 3:43 a.m.

But a district court judge threw out the tests, prompting the prosecution to negotiate a settlement.

"That was a key piece of evidence for us," assistant prosecuting attorney Steven Kim said. "We had to reassess the case. We asked them to accept reckless driving with these conditions."

Kim said the prosecution did not consider any jail time for Lewis after the alcohol breath tests were considered inadmissible.

"We felt like the community service was more appropriate," Kim said.

Lewis, who missed Sunday's win against Portland on Sunday, did not practice but is expected to play tonight against Houston.

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"I've never had surgery before," he said. "This is my first time. I don't look too pretty right now."